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Six new Working Group reports were published in 2017
(three InCom reports, one MarCom report and two
RecCom reports)! We would like to thank all members who have contributed to
these reports, because this is the best proof of the intrinsic vitality of
our Association. All Working Group members will be sent a hard copy version
of their reports in the beginning of the new year. Therefore, we urge all
Working Group Chairpersons to forward the postal addresses of their members
to PIANC HQ, so we can send the copies. The next ExCom, Council and Secretaries meetings,
along with the yearly Commission meetings will take place at the end of
January-beginning of February 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. We hope to welcome
many of our Delegates for another round of fruitful meetings! Maybe much too early, but nevertheless very sincere, already now I
want to thank all of you for your highly appreciated contributions to PIANC’s
activities and I am looking forward to meeting most of you in the coming year
especially at the occasion of our 34th PIANC World Congress in
Panama. ( http://www.pianc2018.com) Geert Van
Cappellen Secretary-General
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·
NEW
Strategic Plan 2019-2023 ·
NEW Meeting
Schedule ·
FinCom Meeting in
Pittsburgh on 15 September 2017 ·
Seismic
Design Guidelines for Port Structures to be Updated ·
InCom Workshop on
WG 154 – ‘Mitre Gate Design and Operation’ ·
PIANC WG 198 on
Salt Intrusion ·
Technical Visit to Exolgan
Port Terminal, 18th August 2017, Buenos Aires, Argentina ·
YP-Com Meeting, Smart Rivers, 18th
September 2017, Pittsburgh, United States. ·
YP-Com Social Event, Smart Rivers, 19th
September 2017, Pittsburgh, United States. ·
Technical Visit and Seminar at Port of Santa Fe, 29th
– 30th September 2017, Santa Fe, Argentina ·
Technical Visit to Jurong
Port, 12th October 2017, Singapore ·
3rd South American and River Plate PIANC
YP-Com Meeting ·
34th
PIANC World Congress, May 7 – 12 2018, Panama City, Panama ·
PIANC-SMART
Rivers 2017 in Pittsburgh, USA ·
NordPIANC Meeting in
Stockholm, Sweden ·
XIV
Technical Sessions of Young Professionals of ATPYC (PIANC Spain) ·
PIANC Korea ·
Report from COP23 ·
Just Shipped ·
Publications Pipeline ·
34th PIANC World Congress ·
4th edition of
Mediterranean Days |
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Highlights from Pittsburgh: ExCom (16 September 2017) – Council (17
September 2017) NEW Strategic Plan 2019-2023 This new Plan should be more accurate and specific, so it will be
possible to check if we’ve managed to obtain our goals. Focuss on: ·
publishing WG reports which is our core business (increase the
number of publications substantially, not shift to fully free reports,
exceptionally reports can be free for specific governmental bodies, … ) ·
Geographical expansion (more continental
organised association, How can we help our QM and
National Sections to increase their membership? …) ·
Networking (A first step was
the setting up a University Task Group, Stimulate the cooperation with our
Sisters Associations, …) ·
Improvement of the management (Improve and
accelerate our internal decision-making process, for instance through
electronic voting, encourage cooperation between VP’s and YP’s , …) ·
Increasing our visibility (ProCom needs to be re-activated,
the need to develop on the short term a marketing strategy, …) NEW Meeting Schedule Based on the received
comments and the discussion by the ExCom and the Council, the below schedule
is agreed on:
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In the above schedule, PIANC – SMART Rivers would be
organised separately in year N+2 and in year N+4 under the umbrella of the
World Congress. ·
Splitting up ExCom meeting in 2 x ½ days
would only happen when strategic issues need to be discussed during the
Council meeting. For the October meetings participation via video conference
should be possible. ·
The new schedule would be implemented
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FinCom Meeting in
Pittsburgh on 15 September 2017 Thorough discussion on
the portfolio. The portfolio mainly exists of governmental bonds.
This involves risks because we expect a downturn of this market in the
future. Also, the cost aspect of the management of the portfolio requires
attention as they may have effect on our long-term growth in revenue. The
discussion within the FinCom members leads to the
scenario which is summarized as follows: BNP is to be asked to realign the
PIANC investments in accordance with Art.27 (R&R, to be revised by FinCom) but at no loss to PIANC also an independent
financial consultant will be contacted to assist. Take a closer look at the PIANC events already organised (Navigating a
Changing Climate, COPEDEC IX) and upcoming events Workshop InCom WG 154 and the PIANC World Congress. Discussion on
budget and actual income, lessons learnt after the financial setback of the
Navigating a Changing Climate conference. Analysis of the budget 2017, business plan 2018-2020
and membership. Evaluation of the figures of all publications
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Seismic Design Guidelines for Port Structures to be
Updated The state-of-the-art in seismic analysis and design
continues to evolve rapidly. In 2001, PIANC published “Seismic Design
Guidelines for Port Structures”, which presented the displacement-based
design philosophy and procedures then being used at major ports. In 2014 many of the procedures presented in
the PIANC guidelines for pile-supported structures were updated, expanded and
codified in the ASCE/COPRI Standard 61-14 “Seismic Design of Piers and
Wharves”. Both the American and Japanese seismic standards are
now undergoing updates. As these new guidelines evolve, there is recognition
that the PIANC guidelines must also be updated. PIANC’s MarCom is therefore
planning to initiate a new working group in late 2018. Stay tuned for more
information as this plan matures. |
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InCom Workshop on
WG 154 – ‘Mitre Gate Design and Operation’ 6 November 2017 (Brussels) – 7 November 2017 (Paris) The Workshop was a one day event to launch and promote the new PIANC
Report n°154 on Mitre Gate Design and Operation (published by
PIANC in August 2017). Starting by a presentation of the new PIANC Report by the members of
the WG (focusing on the new innovative concepts – with an updated state of
art), followed by an open forum with worldwide experts discussing about the
lessons learnt from mitre gate failures that happened recently in several
navigation locks. Both days were well
attended. More than 60 participants in Brussels and more than 50 in Paris.
All PRESENTATIONS of the Workshop can be found on the PIANC
Website. PIANC WG 198 on
Salt Intrusion The PIANC WG 198 on Salt Intrusion had their 2nd meeting in
Seville on 2-3 Nov. The meeting was very constructive and we feel we are
ready to start writing the report in earnest. I was confirmed as Chairman in
the meeting with Gary Brown as Secretary. This was an open item from the
first meeting. Since the first meeting a lot of literature has been collected
so that we are confident that we can write a good report on these issues.
Some general introductions are already available in English but many of the specific
project experience is country specific, in particular a lot of work from the
Netherlands is only available in Dutch. This report should then offer an
opportunity to disseminate this research to a wider audience. A more detailed
table of contents has been made and some areas have been identified as
requiring more attention. We do not have much information on the effect of
salt intrusion on sedimentation, although we suspect that there should be a
lot available. Our American colleagues in particular, who were not present in
person at the meeting but were able to react to the discussion points, should
be able to gather that information but we would appreciate more from other
sources. Gary Brown has suggested that the report could be partially reviewed
by the Committee on Tidal Hydraulics in the US to ensure that a broad scope
of experience is utilised. Similarly, we felt that work done in Australia,
although not directly related to Inland Navigation, may be helpful in
discussing and understanding some of the general principles. We may try to
approach PIANC Australia to this end. Finally, more detailed information
about instrumentation is not at the moment readily available and will have to
be gathered in the near future. The next meeting has been scheduled to
coincide with the PIANC World Congress in Panama in May where a number of us
have presentations.
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Technical Visit to Exolgan
Port Terminal, 18th August 2017, Buenos Aires, Argentina The Young Professionals of PIANC Argentina toured Exolgan
container terminal, located in Buenos Aires, last August 18th,
2017. Exolgan is currently the largest container
terminal in Argentina. The technical visit was very well attended including participants from
many related organizations, such as the students of the post-graduated
specialization on Port Engineering of the University of Buenos Aires. The technical visit was welcomed by
Ingrid Klimann who works in Exolgan, and who is
also the head of institutional relations of YP-Argentina and PIANC YP-Com
Americas Vice-Chair Supporter. Then, the Manager of Operational Planning,
Pablo Boulin, gave a comprehensive technical
presentation explaining the main operational and infrastructure aspects of
the terminal.
Once completed, the group continued with a visit to the Primary Zone
Yard where two Post-Panamax containerships were located at berths 2 and 3.
The visit focused on showing the entire process of a container since its
arrival to the terminal till it is loaded on the vessel; considering also the
management of empty containers and the associated processes of return and
repair, the handling of the reefer containers, and the inspections that are
done to classify the containers.
Exolgan containter terminal has a property on 50
hectares and with 1200 linear meters dock. The modern design of its layout
and the integration of various value-added services make this terminal a
Multimodal Operations Platform. It is part of International Trade Logistics (ITL),
an Argentine holding company that develops, coordinates and integrates
companies specialized in managing logistics and port processes and part of
PSA (Port of Singapore Authority) shareholding. The terminal has a crew
complement consisting of 10 quay cranes, 23 RTGs, 3 scanners, special trucks
for internal transportation and more than 15 containers moving equipment that
allow to operate 3 sea-going vessels at the same time. In addition of having
a modern CCTV monitoring site. Finally, we closed the day with networking
drinks in San Telmo neighbourhood, the old district
of Buenos Aires city.
On behalf of PIANC Argentina and PIANC YP-Com,
we would like to congratulate and extend our gratitude to Ingrid Klimann and Exolgan Container Terminal for arranging such a wonderful
technical visit. YP-Com Meeting, Smart Rivers, 18th
September 2017, Pittsburgh, United States. On 18th September, during Smart
Rivers, the YP-Com had a meeting where main topics as Succession Plan and
Action Points were discussed. Members of the commission joined in person and
online. YP-Com Social Event, Smart Rivers, 19th
September 2017, Pittsburgh, United States. On 19th September, PIANC USA Young
Professionals group organized a Happy Hour at the SmartRivers
Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. The event took place at Texas de Brazil with
great caipirinhas, but most importantly a great turnout of young
professionals! There was a very diverse group including European and US
organizations such as Viadonau, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, CH2MHill, Moffatt & Nichol and many others. After, many of the
young professionals headed out to the baseball game where the Pittsburgh
Pirates lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0. Technical Visit and Seminar at Port of Santa Fe, 29th
– 30th September 2017, Santa Fe, Argentina PIANC Argentina Young Professionals organized
a two-days Seminar and Technical visit to the Port of Santa Fe, Argentina on
September 29 and 30, 2017. Santa Fe was the elected location for the
yearly meeting, in the “Big Rivers” region, for the Young Professionals (YPs)
of PIANC Argentina This event is circumscribed within the three yearly PIANC
Argentinian YP meetings (each meeting in one of the three regions: “Big
Rivers”, “Buenos Aires”, “Argentine Sea”). The Seminar was opened by the
Secretary of Transport of the Province of Santa Fe, Eng. Pablo Juckic, the Chair of the Young Professionals Commission
(YP-Com) of PIANC, Eng. Pablo Arecco, and the Manager of Engineering and
Development at Port Authority of Santa Fe (EAPSF), Eng. Esteban Franco.
Participants also visited the liquid bulk Fuel
Terminal operated by Shell CAPSA in Santa Fe. The chief of operations, Eng.
Mario Acosta, explained the process of receiving fuels via the Parana
waterway, as well as the main operational and infrastructure aspects of the
Terminal. Then, the attendees continued their visit to
the Grain Terminal, operated by the Port Authority itself (EAPSF). They were
received by the Head of Elevator, Julián Collados,
and Board Manager, Javier Méndez, who explained the merchandise reception
process, storage and exit, explaining also the auxiliary services. As a closing of the first day of the
Conference, participants enjoyed a visit to Santa Fe Brewery, producer of the
main brand beers that are distributed throughout the region, and the
traditional soft beer (“lisos”). On Saturday, the group visited the Port of
Santa Fe Museum, and then shared a catamaran ride to throughout the access
channel of the port and the Parana River. During the boat trip, different
dredgers were operating in the maneuvering area,
and potential locations for new port facilities were identified as well on
the Parana River. Finally, the whole group enjoyed on board a very well
served farewell lunch.
Thanks to Ente Administrador Puerto Santa Fe (EAPSF), one of the corporate
members of PIANC Argentina, for arranging this nice event and special thanks
to Esteban Franco, Laura Gómez and Flavio Barnaba for leading the
organization of such an amazing gathering. Technical Visit to Jurong
Port, 12th October 2017, Singapore On 12 October 2017, a successful PIANC
Singapore Technical event was held at Jurong Port,
Singapore’s next generation multipurpose port. The event started with several insightful
technical presentations by the operator representatives of Jurong Port about the operations as well as Jurong Port’s green initiatives. Jurong
Port showcased its world class port-based solar power generation facility as
the world’s first green berths in an effort to reduce total carbon footprint.
It was beneficial for all PIANC participants to understand and appreciate
port operations from the operator’s perspective and their effort on
sustainability as well.
A technical site visit took place after the
presentation. PIANC Participants were brought to visit the port facilities as
well as its green berth setup. Discussions during the visit provided better understandings
on the challenges operators face and their daily operations at different
services. Operators at Jurong
Port presented and showcased their operational control facility to PIANC
Participants in term of product processing and how it interacts with vessels
at berth and maritime activities. This provides a unique opportunity to all
participants in understanding how design and planning of a port facility is
related to its daily operation and service.
Coming Soon: 3rd South American and River Plate PIANC
YP-Com Meeting
The 3rd South American and River
Plate PIANC YP-Com Meeting will take place this time in San Antonio, Chile:
30th November and 1st of December 2017. There is no fee to attend this event but
places are limited. To book your place, send an email to contacto@puertosycostas.cl. You can find the details of the event and
the inscription form in the Web Page of the Asociación
Chilena de Ingeniería de Puertos y Costas (ACHIPYC). The event will be hosted by Asociación Chilena de Ingeniería de Puertos y Costas, PIANC and Port
of San Antonio. 34th
PIANC World Congress, May 7 – 12 2018, Panama City, Panama The PIANC World Congress 2018 will present and
discuss the most relevant topics to the waterborne transport infraestructure sector. The renowned international event
is open to member and non-members of PIANC. The meetings will be held from
May 7 to 12, 2018.
You can check the details of the main
programme at the website. The YP-Com will organize special events for
the Young Professional during the Congress. Save the dates! Pablo Arecco, Chair YP-Com Andy Thomas, CoChair
YP-Com Inés Alvarez, Secretary YP-Com Stay in the know. Connect with us on LinkedIn – PIANC Young
Professionals. |
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PIANC-SMART Rivers
2017 in Pittsburgh, USA The U.S. Section of PIANC
hosted the biennial PIANC SMART Rivers Conference 18-21 September 2017 in
Pittsburgh, PA. It was a major success, with nearly 300 U.S. and
international participants, a robust technical program with 125
presentations, 3 keynote addresses, a poster session, short courses, exhibit
hall, technology tour at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute, and a cruise
through Allegheny Lock 2. Anne Cann and Emily
Vuxton led the organizing committee and ran the execution of the conference.
The Conference Chair was Jim McCarville, retired Executive Director of the
Port of Pittsburgh Commission. MG Jackson, Deputy Commanding General for
Civil and Emergency Operations, USACE and Doug Lamont, Acting Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, made Welcoming Remarks on behalf of
PIANC USA at the Opening Plenary Session.
PIANC Secretary-General Geert Van Cappellen provided an Introduction
to PIANC.
Keynote Addresses came
from all parts of the globe: •
“Building Marine Transportation System
Capacity Through Information Infrastructure” by RADM Paul F. Thomas,
Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, U.S. Coast Guard •
“The Inter-American Committee on Ports and a
Discussion of Competitiveness, Logistics, and Port Infrastructure of Latin
America and the Caribbean” by Mr. Jorge Duran, Inter-American Committee on
Ports, Organization of American States, •
“Inland River Transportation in China: Current and Future Trends” by Dr. Ying-En Ge, Dean of the College of Transport &
Communications at the Shanghai Maritime University, P.R. China At the Closing Plenary
Session, Mr. Jeff Lillycrop, Technical Program
Chair, shared highlights which were gleaned from the Technical Program by the
Moderators. The presentations at SmartRivers 2017 highlighted the following key findings: 1.
We need to build sustainable, resilient projects, systems and
waterways. • Use adaptive management & monitoring • Engineering With Nature • Regional Sediment Management •
All projects are multi-objective, multi-purpose projects •
balance between the economic, social and environmental issues •
Must build in from the start cyber security •
Innovative materials can be better, faster, cheaper 2.
Standards are important for communication and collaboration. • Data • Infrastructure components & construction methods • Information products & services 3.
We need to be more transparent, more open about who we are, what we do
and why it is important to engage everyone in freight movement. •
Do a better job of Value Quantification •
Do a better job explaining & managing risk •
Do a better job modeling freight flow •
Consider waterways as a system and recognize the importance of
tributaries which feed traffic into main channels 4.
We are adopting and applying automation. • SLS moorings • Lock gates & bridges • Structural Health Monitoring • Vessel operations •
Water drones for measuring, monitoring & entertaining •
We’ve done it, we can do more, we can do better
NordPIANC Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden
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XIV Technical Sessions of Young Professionals of
ATPYC (PIANC Spain)
PIANC Korea Six working group reports were translated into Korean language with the
financial support of MOF (Ministry of
Oceans and Fisheries).
Ansan city has a plan to
construct big marina port which costs more than hundred million dollars so
PIANC Korea invited marina design experts of PIANC to have a seminar on the
design concept of Ansan marina. Former chairman of
RecCom Mr. Elio Ciralli and Mr. Oscar Siches came to Korea to give a lecture for 2 days from
19-20 October 2017.
In early November 2017, governments and
stakeholders alike convened in Bonn, Germany, for COP23. This series of meetings discussed the
evolving steps towards implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate
Change. Progress was steady, with a focus
on developing the Paris ‘rulebook’ and on the proposed ‘Talanoa
Dialogue’. This facilitative dialogue
is intended to ensure transparency, inclusivity and opportunities for
stakeholder participation as Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change prepare for COP24 in Poland in 2018.
COP24 will be a key meeting politically as its main purpose will be to
assess the collective progress of contracting parties towards the Paris
targets. Amongst other things, the Talanoa
Dialogue should provide an opportunity to showcase the achievements of the
many non-state actor initiatives set up under seven sectoral themes including
Transport, Oceans and Water. More
information on this process can be found in the final daily report from the
Paris Process on Mobility and Climate (PPMC) who coordinate the activities
and input of the wider transport sector (see http://www.ppmc-transport.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/COP23-Daily-Report-Nov-17.pdf). The transport sector was well represented in
Bonn, with a high-level Thematic Transport Day on November 11th. Some of the key messages from this Thematic
day, in which the PIANC-led Navigating a Changing Climate initiative
participated, were: ·
transport climate policy is not one-size-fits-all ·
very few countries’ nationally determined
contributions (NDCs) cover transport: there is still much to do ·
countries need help in strengthening capacity; will
benefit from technology transfer ·
targets, projects, numbers and objectives are needed
to encourage the transport sector to reduce emissions and adapt to the
effects of climate change: nice words need to be translated into real,
measurable targets ·
the benefits of adaptation need to be quantified;
the business case needs to be made ·
Governments need to be ambitious without
over-regulating: clarity and commitment from Governments will give industry
the confidence to invest And a few other observations from the events
in Bonn: ·
In many sectors non-state actors are leading the way
in demonstrating what can be achieved – a good example is provided by US states, cities and
companies who are progressing the ambition of the Paris Agreement independent
of the federal position ·
Non-state actor initiatives are increasingly
understanding the need to combine action on climate change mitigation with
the sustainable development goals (SDGs): indeed, one of the themes of COP24 in
2018 will be SDG9 (resilient infrastructure) ·
The challenges associated with decarbonising
maritime transport were discussed at several side-events: a full list of
transport-themed side events can be found at http://www.ppmc-transport.org/sustainable-transport-events-at-cop23/ ·
The international water community was also
well-represented at COP23: amongst their initiatives was the signing of a
declaration promoting the use of nature-based solutions in the management of
healthy water supplies ·
Oceans were another key theme in Bonn: there has
been significant progress under this theme in the last year, with one of the
latest initiatives being the launch of the Ocean Pathway Partnership at COP23
(see https://cop23.com.fj/the-ocean-pathway/) Jan Brooke, Focal Point, Navigating
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Just Shipped The following publications were published in July/August
2017:
WG 144
(MarCom): ‘Classification of Soils and Rocks for the Maritime
Dredging Process’ – Abridged Field Version Addendum to PIANC WG 144 Publications Pipeline New Working Group reports will be published in 2018.
Currently there are no new reports in the pipeline. Save money by
becoming a member
of PIANC and download ALL PIANC publications FOR FREE
on the Members Only password protected pages!!! |
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